postal order

noun Chiefly British.

money order.

Origin of postal order

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Examples from the Web for postal order

Historical Examples

I enclose a postal-order for sixpence, to see you through the rest of the term.
Once a Week
Alan Alexander Milne
She looked again at the postal-order, and with a sharp movement put it inside her blouse.
Coquette
Frank Swinnerton
After asking for the stamps he asked, quite as a second thought, for a postal-order for ten shillings.
In the Cage
Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for postal order

postal order

noun

a written order for the payment of a sum of money, to a named payee, obtainable and payable at a post office

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Examples from the Web for postal order

Historical Examples

I enclose a postal-order for sixpence, to see you through the rest of the term.

She looked again at the postal-order, and with a sharp movement put it inside her blouse.

After asking for the stamps he asked, quite as a second thought, for a postal-order for ten shillings.

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